[Jpjobs] Fwd: please help advertise a Postdoc position in Physical Oceanography

[Magdalena Andres]

see the postdoc position advertised below

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From: Amala Mahadevan <amahadevan at whoi.edu<mailto:amahadevan at whoi.edu>>
Subject: Re: please help advertise a Postdoc position in Physical Oceanography
Date: January 31, 2023 at 11:37:55 AM EST
To: Magdalena Andres <mandres at whoi.edu<mailto:mandres at whoi.edu>>
Cc: Jake Gebbie <jgebbie at whoi.edu<mailto:jgebbie at whoi.edu>>

Hi Magdalena,

You could send it to jpjobs at whoi.edu<mailto:jpjobs at whoi.edu>   if you have not already done so.

best, Amala

On Jan 31, 2023, at 10:36 AM, Magdalena Andres <mandres at whoi.edu<mailto:mandres at whoi.edu>> wrote:

Not sure if this postdoc opportunity made it to you both, but perhaps some of our soon-to-graduate JP students would be interested?

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From: D Randolph Watts <randywatts at uri.edu<mailto:randywatts at uri.edu>>
Subject: please help advertise a Postdoc position in Physical Oceanography
Date: January 20, 2023 at 6:15:58 PM EST
To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Dear Colleague,

A Postdoctoral Fellow Position is available in Physical Oceanography at the University of
Rhode Island (URI).  Please bring this to the attention of colleagues and students who have
completed or will soon complete their Ph.D. and all who may meet the qualifications.

The Postdoc will work collaboratively with Professors Kathleen Donohue and Randolph Watts
at the Graduate School of Oceanography - URI, and Drs. Clark Rowley and Prasad Thoppil
at the US Naval Research Laboratory - Stennis Spaceflight Center.

A key gap exists in forecasting of ocean circulation: Almost all inputs for data assimilation
are from near-surface measurements.  This arises because until recently in the ocean only
surface data have been available in near real time.

The broad goal is to improve ocean forecast accuracy and to extend the useful forecast lead time.
The specific goal for this Postdoc is to develop and extend numerical forecast models for the
Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System, including the separation of Loop Current Eddies and
associated strong deep currents. The focus will be upon assimilating state-of-the-art near-real-time
observations of deep currents and bottom pressure variability -- in particular to tailor data
assimilation methods to subsurface observations and to apply observing system simulation
experiment studies to quantify the influence of these observations toward improving
forecasts to 60+days.  We envision broad application to other regions and to user communities
such as fisheries, ship-routing, energy industry operations, and weather forecasting.

This Postdoc is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s
Gulf Research Program, "Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems" (UGOS). This third phase
of UGOS brings together a team of scientists from top national and international
oceanographic institutions with the shared goal to increase our understanding of the Gulf
and to advance forecasting skill. There is opportunity to collaborate with experts across
all consortia.

Candidates should have experience with numerical models of physical processes, and we have
a preference for physical oceanography or meteorology, especially in forecasting mesoscale/
synoptic scale processes in the ocean/atmosphere.  Some preference will be given to
US citizens or holders of a GreenCard.

Thank you for distributing this advertisement. Interested candidates can respond to me
at the email address listed below.
   Best wishes,
      Randy Watts

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D. Randolph Watts                    randywatts at uri.edu<mailto:randywatts at uri.edu>
Professor of Oceanography - 215 South Ferry Road
University of Rhode Island
Narragansett, RI 02882  USA   tel: +1 401.874.6507




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